Miguel

From the very beginning and all the way to a multiversal web of Spider-heroes, anyone who takes on the legacy of Spider-Man’s mantle—across the comics that started it all, to the myriad film, tv, and game adaptations—has had to navigate a complex relationship with the police. Both Into and Across the Spider-Verse have been no exception, but the latter in particular walks a delicate line in navigating that relationship.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightSpider-Man’s history as a vigilante, and the hero’s…

Image: SonyThe reason Miguel is doing everything in this movie is to make sure the Spider-Canon stays intact. It’s the basis for everything, such as trying to keep Miles from going home and saving his dad. Miguel is sure if that happens, the universe will end. But, at the end of the film, when Gwen’s dad says he quit his job and is no longer captain, Gwen says “But that means...” and trails off. In her mind, at least, that was the canon changing without significant consequence. We don’t see what happens in Gwen’s universe…

Image: Sony Pictures/MarvelThe web of life and destiny ties together the fates of many heroes—and while Into the Spider-Verse introduced us and Miles Morales to quite a few, Across the Spider-Verse throws him into the deep end with a whole super group of them. There are plenty of new Spidey heroes in the sequel, but just as many are classic takes on the character from comics, games, and beyond. Here’s who we spotted, from the big heroes to the blink-and-you’ll miss ‘em.It’s not really a spoiler for Across the Spider-Verse…

As the credits rolled on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, it felt like waking up from a dream. In this dream, something impossible happened. A team of talented filmmakers made a sequel to one of the, if not the, best superhero films of all-time that was not just worthy of that original film, it actually made the original better. Truly, this couldn’t be real. How could it actually be possible that a sequel to a basically perfect movie could, itself, be so incredible?And yet, it wasn’t a dream. Spider-Man: Across the…

In 2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse blew our collective minds by telling a story about six Spider-people teaming up to save the multiverse. It went on to universal success and acclaim. io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightThis week its sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, will up that ante and feature more even main characters, as well as dozens and dozens of supporting Spider-people. Our count from a previous trailer was over 20 that were easily discernable, plus many more that weren’t.…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest new toys around. This week, TMNT’s Michelangelo goes Gundam Heavyarms, Rise of the Beasts’s Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal get slick new Transformers toys, and Hasbro is turning Twister into... an AR game? Check it out!A Transformer Is Headed to the MoonImage: LegoLego DC Batmobile Batman vs. The Joker Chase and Batwing: Batman vs. The JokerLego has already given us fantastically detailed versions of both the 1989 Tim Burton-era Batmobile and Batwing, but…

Image: SonyMiles Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, is a teenager from Brooklyn, New York who leaves his normal school for a more prestigious one called Brooklyn Visions Academy. His father, Jefferson, is a police officer; his mom, Rio, is a nurse; and he’s passionate about art and music.One day, while making graffiti art in the subway with his uncle Aaron, Miles is bitten by a spider that gives him superpowers. When he attempts to find out more about where the spider came from, he witnesses a fight between Spider-Man and…

Image: SonyMiles Morales is about to enter a whole new universe, or seven, in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The highly anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse opens June 2 and will see our hero at odds with a multiversal group of Spider-people called the Spider Society. They include Miguel O’Hara, Ben Reilly, Jessica Drew, Spider-Cat (yes, Spider-Cat),and, well, why don’t you check out the rest of these brand-new character posters to see them all? There are some villains in the…

Curveball by Pablo Cartaya & Miguel Díaz Rivas, a middle-grade baseball graphic novel from Disney for 2024.Curveball is Pablo Cartaya's graphic novel debut, drawn by Miguel Díaz Rivas, a middle-grade contemporary story that "stars 12-year-old Elena Rueda, whose whole identity is baseball—until she embarks on a summer without it. Through a season without scoreboards, Elena finds not just herself but also a new sense of belonging in friendship and family—and learns what it really means to play". Rachel Stark at…

Like its predecessor, the upcoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is set to introduce audiences to a brand new pack of Spider-heroes they otherwise might not have known about. Beyond Oscar Isaac’s Spider-Man 2099 (aka Miguel O’Hara), two of the more prominent faces are Pavitr Prabhakar, aka the Spider-Man of India in Earth-50101, and the Spider-Woman Jessica Drew.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightRecently, a pair of new promos popped up on the internet individually for both Jessica and Pavitr…